AL SALEEL NATIONAL PARK

Covering an area of 220 km², the Al Saleel Nature Park Reserve is largely covered by acacia forests. This habitat is ideal for several species of gazelle, including the Arabian gazelle (Gazella gazella cora) or the sand gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa), a rare species in great danger of extinction. The park is also home to Omani wild cats or sand cats (Felis margarita), a species remarkably adapted to arid environments; and also to Arabian red foxes (Vulpes vulpes arabica), Egyptian eagles, vultures, etc.